Our sister site, Chicken Dinner, thinks Lewis will win on Sunday. We disagree, but we’re not going to kick off or anything

The betting experts over at Chicken Dinner list 11 reasons why they think Lewis will win this weekend. Their evidence is compelling, even if we disagree (we say lewis will finish second; and judging from the above photo, taken today at Silverstone, the McLaren star agrees with us): read the story

Earlier today, we predicted that Kimi Raikkonen will win in Britain again.

Being a democratic bunch, we’re not about to go Mugabe on your collective ass. So who do you think will win on Sunday? Vote below…

DC confirms what we already knew

We’ll leave it to Coutlhard to tell you about his decision to quit F1 at the end of this season:

“I would like to announce today my decision to retire from racing in Formula 1 at the end of this season. I will remain actively involved in the sport as a consultant to Red Bull Racing focusing on testing and development of the cars.

“I have an open mind as to whether or not I will compete again in the future, in some other form of motorsport, so I am definitely not hanging up my helmet!”

Grid Crasher previews this weekend’s race at Silverstone

1. It will rain on Sunday afternoon That’s what the expert weather folks say, and who are we to doubt them. A wet GP is an unpredictable GP - but that’s not going to stop us from making another nine rash predictions…

Ex-McLaren drivers enjoy tour of factory

David Coulthard enjoyed a tour of the McLaren Technology Centre today after winning the top prize in a recent F1 charity auction - you’d think he’d seen enough of the team that sacked him in 2004.

The Big Chin was joined by Red Bull’s Christian Horner and Adrian Newey, plus his manager, Martin Brundle - the ITV commentator once drive for McLaren, in 1994.

The quartet were given a full guided tour of the facility by McLaren boss Martin Whitmarsh, followed by lunch in one of the team’s private dining rooms. Did the Red Bull trio spy on McLaren take notes?

Reebok’s newest brand ambassador meets virtual match

Lil’ Lewis was called upon to jump through several high-tech hoops in Amsterdam yesterday, where he was unveiled as a new brand ambassador for Reebok. He stood next to a holgram image of himself, although we have no idea why. Why the hell not?

The sportswear giant is paying Hamilton £10m in a five-year deal. For that, Lewis has to make 10 personal appearances a year. However, Reebok can’t use any imagery of Hamilton in his McLaren racing gear - they’d have to pay a lot more cash to the F1 team for that right. Instead, they are paying for his “personality” and “individualism”, a spokeswoman said.

More pics of Real Lewis vs Virtual Lewis right this way…

McLaren driver wants to stay with team and live happily ever after

Lewis Hamilton has revealed that he wants to stay at McLaren until he quits F1. In an interview with German publication Auto Motor und Sport, the British driver said “My plan is to stay with McLaren for the rest of my career”.

Lewis is contracted to McLaren until 2012, but he said he’d feel “lucky” to sign another contract that would tie him to the team until he hangs up his racing gloves and overalls.

He also compared being at McLaren to being part of “a big family”, and said that the team - especially Ron Dennis, who he has known for 13 years - helps to take much of the pressure of his shoulders.

We have to stop typing now…no, we’re not crying - that’s from chopping oinions, honestly.

Saturday & Sunday will be wet, warn forecasters

The long-range weather forecast predicts that Friday at Silverstone will feature sunny spells, but conditions will worsen over the following 24 hours with rain forecast for Saturday (quali) and Sunday (race day). Temperatures are also set to drop sharply, with a high of around 16C on Sunday… so this is what it feels like to be a weatherman.

With Ferrari set to dominate a dry race, the Scuderia’s rivals - including title challengers Lewis Hamilton and Robert Kubica - will surely be delighted at the prospect of a wet, unpredictable race.

Miss Grenada speaks out after being two-timed by McLaren star. And she’s not happy

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Miss Grenada, aka Vivian Burkhardt, has ripped into Lewis Hamilton, after discovering that he had two-timed her with Pussycat Doll Nicole Scherzinger.

“His life away from the track is far from glamorous,” Burkhardt told the News of the Screws. “Despite his huge wealth, I hate his lifestyle and feel sorry for him. There he is in Switzerland, where he has no friends, no family, just this amazing four-bedroom flat in the richest part of the city - but it’s simply big and empty.”

McLaren ace lifted by support of 10,000 “insane” fans

More than 10,000 fans showed up at Silverstone yesterday, for the third and final day of testing before next month’s British GP. That’s a crazy number for an F1 session not taking place over a grand prix weekend.

Most of them were there to see Lewis Hamilton, and the McLaren driver rewarded them by setting the fastest lap of the day, by a mile. Hamilton’s mark of 1:19.170 was almost seven tenths of a second quicker than second-fastest driver, Toyota’s Timo Glock.

Full timesheet and Lewis quotes below:

McLaren quickest on day two, Force India star wrecks car

Heikki Kovalainen set the quickest time during the second day of testing at Silverstone. McLaren’s Finnish driver completed 72 laps, setting a best lap of 1:20.015, which beat Felipe Massa’s Tuesday time by 0.173secs.

Massa struggled in windy conditions, and could only manage seventh fastest out of the 10 drivers during a day in which there were several incidents. Giancarlo Fisichella was caught out at Becketts, one of the fastest corners of the circuit, and went into the barriers at high speed. His VJM01 suffered major damage and could not be repaired in time to run again. Fisi escaped serious injury in the accident, although he did keep his hands on the wheel and was taken to hospital for precautionary checks on his wrist.

Full timesheet below: